Sanjay Leela Bhansali on directing Salman Khan in 'Inshallah': I know this is the right film for us to come together

Salman Khan is all set to reunite with Sanjay Leela Bhansali after many years with the film Inshallah. The movie also stars Alia Bhatt as the female lead and it's her first outing with both Salman and Sanjay. The movie was announced yesterday and Salman took to his Twitter page and wrote, "It’s been 20 years but I am glad Sanjay and I are finally back in his next film, Inshallah. Looking forward to work with Alia and inshallah we will all be blessed on this journey."

During an interaction with Mumbai Mirror, when SLB was asked how did Salman say yes to Inshallah, the filmmaker stated, "It was a beautiful, breezy evening. We were sitting in the lawn of his home, and as soon as the narration ended, Salman turned to me, saying, “When do we start?” It took me back to my two-and-a-half-hour narration of Khamoshi: The Musical. We were in his bedroom then and he kept looking at himself in the mirror. I was wondering if he’d even heard me, but when I finished, he told me exactly what he’d liked in the story, making me realise that he is very sharp, and one shouldn’t presume anything with him."

It’s been 20 years but I am glad Sanjay and I are finally back in his next film, Inshallah. Looking forward to work with Alia and inshallah we will all be blessed on this journey.#Inshallah #SLB @aliaa08 @bhansali_produc @SKFilmsOfficial

— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) March 19, 2019

The Padmaavat director further said, "We’ve had a few issues in the past but whenever we met, even sporadically, we took up from where we’d left off without dwelling on the past and the difference of opinions we might have had. My fondness for him is pure, and Salman, once he offers his friendship, even if you don’t meet or talk in five years, he’s there waiting for you. He’s never told me that he’s liked a shot, a song or a film I’ve made but has expressed his appreciation for my work to others when he didn’t need to."

Sanjay spoke about how he wanted to work with Salman after these many years. He said, "After Khamoshi, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Saawariya, he and I needed to make one film together, if not 10 more. I’m glad Inshallah happened. From my understanding of him, as a man, an actor and a superstar, I know this is the right film for us to come together."

Inshallah will be co-produced by Salman under his home banner Salman Khan Films.